Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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